A woman has been charged with murder following a fatal crash at Cudgera Creek, on the north coast of NSW earlier this month.
About 8.30am on Friday 6 January 2017, emergency services were called to the M1 Pacific Motorway at Cudgera Creek near the Cudgera Creek Road off ramp, following reports of a crash involving a white Ford Falcon station wagon and a motorcycle.
The rider of the motorcycle, a 61-year-old man, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he died at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 47-year-old Girards Hill woman, was not injured and was taken to Tweed Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Tweed/Byron Local Area Command established Strike Force Rumbelow to investigate the incident.
Following investigations, strike force officers today arrested the driver of the Ford.
She was taken to Lismore Police Station where she was charged with murder. She was refused bail and is due to appear at Lismore Local Court tomorrow (Saturday 28 January 2017).
Police will allege in court that the woman intentionally hit the rider, who was not known to her at the time.
Any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police, or any road users who may have seen a white Ford Falcon station wagon around the St Helena Tunnel and Cudgera Creek Road on the morning of Friday 6 January, to contact Crime Stoppers.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/
